
{"id":26889,"date":"2026-02-04T14:14:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-368\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:14:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:14:50","slug":"the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-368","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/the-billionaires-checkmate-novel-chapter-368\/","title":{"rendered":"The Billionaire\u2019s Checkmate Novel Chapter 368"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 368<\/h1>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 368 \u2013<\/p>\n<h1>Love Demands Honest Hearts \u2014 Yash Malhotra 368<\/h1>\n<p>Chapter 368\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Seeing how persistent Winnie was, Khloe finally gave in. \u201cWinnie, why ask when you already know the answer? You don\u2019t want to owe anyone, and he doesn\u2019t want you to owe him either. So don\u2019t ask anymore. Besides, overthinking it now serves no purpose. What matters most for you is leaving the Olson family. Since you already have a goal, you should grow up and move forward bravely.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe usually disliked lecturing people. Perhaps her own mood was off tonight-her words carried an unmistakable, almost disciplinarian tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnie didn\u2019t mind. She was used to hearing far harsher things. Khloe\u2019s earnest, well-intentioned advice actually felt warm to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She took a long gulp of her drink. \u201cIt was Michael, wasn\u2019t it? Is he really that eager to repay the favor?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe felt a weight sink in her chest. She gave a quiet \u201cMhm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t want me to say anything. It\u2019s enough that you know.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnie\u2019s straightforward nature made things easier. Khloe had indeed agreed to help Michael, but this was the kind of lie that couldn\u2019t be maintained. She couldn\u2019t keep pretending.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnie had saved Michael, but their relationship was awkward. Michael didn\u2019t want to show himself personally, assuming Winnie wouldn\u2019t accept his care anyway. Khloe was merely a bridge between them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Michael had offered five percent of his company\u2019s shares, hoping Khloe would help Winnie build a career. At the very least, staying by Khloe\u2019s side gave Winnie a reason to step out of the Olson family\u2019s shadow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe had tried to persuade them to be honest with each other. Since Winnie had feelings for Michael, and Michael clearly couldn\u2019t let her go, why complicate things like this?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Michael had pleaded too earnestly, and in the end, she agreed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the deeper the feelings, the more cautious people became-hurting each other while trying not to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now that the answer was confirmed, Winnie wasn\u2019t as calm as she\u2019d imagined. Waves churned in her chest. She drained her glass in one go and ordered something stronger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe agreed on just one drink,\u201d Khloe said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t stop Winnie, only lowered her head and stirred the fruit in her cocktail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you drink, the most important thing is to drink until it feels good,\u201d Winnie said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you get drunk later, should I call Michael to pick you up?\u201d Khloe asked seriously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnie froze instantly. \u201cKhloe, don\u2019t joke about us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe smiled, propping her chin on her hand as she teased, \u201cWinnie, I\u2019m honestly curious. Why don\u2019t you like Michael?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a woman herself, Khloe could tell how much Winnie cared about him. And Michael\u2019s character, looks, and background-any one of them was more than enough to outshine all of Winnie\u2019s exes combined.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chapter 368\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t dislike him,\u201d Winnie said quietly, perhaps already affected by the alcohol. \u201cI just can\u2019t be with him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he stays with me, it won\u2019t end well. In the end, he\u2019ll come to resent me. It\u2019s better to end things at their best and leave behind regret than to drag it out until it turns ugly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>She spoke to her glass with solemn seriousness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Khloe frowned. \u201cIs that really what you think? Do you lack confidence in Michael-or in yourself?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Winnie didn\u2019t answer. She knew others wouldn\u2019t understand. She only lowered her head and kept drinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Something immediately felt off to Khloe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat doesn\u2019t make sense. If you believe anyone who gets close to you will be dragged down, then why do you have so many exes?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By Winnie\u2019s logic-whether it was self-loathing or self-protection-shouldn\u2019t she have remained alone all this time?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>P\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire\u2019s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 368 Advertisement Read Billionaire&#039;s Match By Tangy Candy Novel Chapter 368 \u2013 Love [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-billionaires-checkmate-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26889\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}